Due to the pandemic of Coronavirus, the shortened restaurant hours in Tokyo will suspend until mid-September. Restaurants and eateries in Tokyo, including those that serve alcohol at night, had been asked to close at 10 pm to reduce the risk of further infection. Those located within the capital’s 23 wards have been asked to continue limiting business hours until September 15th. 

“The virus situation isn’t under control yet, at this stage, it’s too early to lift restrictions, ” Koike said during a meeting of the metropolitan government’s coronavirus task force on Thursday. “ The number of new cases is declining but the rate of decline and the increasing number of severe cases is concerning.” 

Tokyo officials said new cases are declining in the capital but untraceable infections are still concerning, and sustained caution is necessary to maintain that trend and protect the city’s health care system.